The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
WARRANTS ON wARRENTov.
A School House Torn Down and Re.
buiIt.--MiKins Winds and Sermons
.-PersOnaI DOts--.Kind Words for
Press and Banner, etc.

WARRENTON, March !, 1887.
News is scarce in our heighborhood, hut
thought some OF your readers might be inter-
ested In the few notes which have been able
TO collect. and therefore send them.
A severe storm OF wind and rain passed
over this section on Saturday evening, and
WIS followed by very high wind with colder
temperature. the wind blowing continuously
until Sunday night.
Messrs l.. a. Ramey, G. s. Wilson and r. c.
Wilson were out hunting last Saturday. Mr..
Ramey and Mr.. G. S. Wilson together bagged
about forty birds, Mr.. II. c. Wilson only went
along to see the fun, and did not take part in
Mr.. P. A. Cheaiham has the best pasture
fence that have seen in several years. being
an old time staSed.and ridered fence, 10 rnils
high. He has enclosed some seventy-five
acres of bottom and upland and expects to
20 to raising beef cattle and mule colts. Par
ties having colts or cattle for sale would do
we'll to call on him. He Is q farmer who
raises his own meat and corn, and will this
yearplant twenty acres OF his upland In corn.
Rev. H. c. Fennel will preach at Warren
ton the ensuing year on the fourth Sunday in
each month
Masters Frank Parker and Bob. Perrin OF
your town parsed through Warrenton last
Friday on the way to Mr.. Chevis Haskell's.
They were walking and each carried gun
and full supply OF cartridges, and said they
expected to have big bird hunt on Satur-
day.
The patrons OF the Warrenton school met
Mt the school house one day last week and,
after tearing 1t down. moved the school house
to more suitable place. 1t being considered
the school house they secured the use OF Mr..
McAliser's well drill and bored well con-
venient to both church and school house.
Mr.. Peter Gilbert, OF Montery, is teaching
the WarrentOn school this year and the pa
irons express themselves as much pleased
with him.
Mr. u. r. Penny Is now occupying the COM
Portable cottage which he has lately had erect
cd on his farm. 1t Is quite an ornament to
Mrs. Ann Wilson and Miss Fannie Cnrwlle,
OF Level Land, spent few days with relatives
in our ncighborhood last week.
Miss Emma Wilson, of Calhoun's Mills, is
visiting the family OF her uncle Mr.. F. A.
Wilson.
Miss Pauline Gilbert, of Monterey, spent a
few days last week with the family OF Mr.. G.
Mr. G. s. Wilson worshiped ut Lebanon last
Sunday. and reports that the sermon was ex-
ira good, and the wind very high and cold.
Mrs. r. Roach. of Abbeville, spent last week
with her grandmother, Mrs. s. f. Cheatham
The farmers In our section are busy prcpar-
ing their lands and hauling manure prepara-
tory to planting corn and cotton.
The ont crop Is looking remarkably we'll,
especially the spring sowing, the fall oats
have been completely killed in some places
and in others there is about half stand.
day with Mr.. +. a. Wilson's family. rs usual.
Miss Sue Wilson visited Mr.. and Mrs. Il. g.
Wilson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Cheatham and family
spent Saturday and Sunday in Abbeville.
Press will go to town on Saturday.
Mr.. j. S. Graves and wife spent the day in
Warrenton last Friday.
Mr.. G. s. Wilson has the finest barley patch
In Warrenton.
The Press and Rdnner Is very popular In
this section and many complaints were heard
last week when 1t did not como In time.
Several subscribers falling to get their paper
at oil. Sond on the old stand by.
"FARMER,"